Global library statistics – a new approach

1. Global library statistics – a new approach Michael Heaney (Secretary, IFLA Statistics & Evaluation)

2. Why do it? • World Summit on the Information Society • Lack of data • IFLA study Global Library Statistics 1990 – 2000 (Hackett) • Libecon • UNESCO Institute for Statistics series

3. 1970 Recommendations Usage (f) Registered borrowers • (g) Works loaned out • (h) Inter-library lending within the country • (i) Inter-library lending at the international level: • (j) Photo and other copies • Finance &c • (k) Ordinary expenditure • (l) Capital expenditure • (m) Library employees • Background • (a) Number of libraries • (b) Population served • Library materials • (c) Collections • (d) Additions • (e) Number of current periodical titles

4. IFLA’s aims • Review the 1970 recommendations; • Advise on • the adoption of measures facilitating the demonstration of impact and outcome; • appropriate measures to reflect the use of electronic information sources; • the use of appropriate non-library demographic and socio-economic measures; • the construction of appropriate indicators using the recommended statistics; • on additional and supplementary avenues to strengthen the collection of data.

5. Access to information • Passive capabilities for people to access information’ • (collections, libraries etc. – ‘enabling’) • Active access to information • (loans, pages downloaded, etc. – ‘use’). • Any figures should be able to reflect one or the other of these aspects • Needs of developing countries must be taken into account

6. Demographics • Population and census data • UNESCO • Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) • (U.S. Agency for International Development) • Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) • (World Bank) • Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) • (UNICEF)

7. Information Literacy • Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) (OECD), • (eg) Southern African Consortium for the Measurement of Educational Quality (SACMEQ) • Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP) (UNESCO)

8. Piloting the survey • Database of contacts for library statistics • ISO produced a subset of the ISO 2789 standard • Pilot the survey in Latin America and the Caribbean • Second half of 2007

9. Content of the survey (1) • 1. Libraries: access and facilities • 1.1 Number of libraries • 1.2 Number of user workplaces (seats) • 1.3 Weekly opening hours: number opening • 1.4 Number of libraries offering [specific] electronic services

10. Content of the survey (2) • 2 Collection • 2.1 Number of (printed) volumes • 2.2. Number of electronic items • 3 Library activities and events • 3.1 Number of events / sessions / people attending

11. Content of the survey (3) • 4 Library use and users • 4.1 Total registered users • 4.2 Loans / e-usage / visits • 5. Library staff • 5.1 Total number of employees (headcount: Male / Female) • 5.2 Total number of employees (FTE)

12. Content of the survey (4) • 6. Expenditure • 6.1 Expenditure • Total operating expenditure • Staff costs • Total expenditure on literature/information • Supplementary • S.1 Supply the top ten public libraries arranged by highest number of volumes • S.2 Supply the top ten higher education libraries arranged by highest number of volumes